Never backing down on 2nd Amendment rights,
@GovKristiNoem
is making South Dakota the Freest state in America to do business in firearms. Thank you to all of the state’s current manufacturers, and to those yet to make the move to our great state – we’ll see you soon.
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Whohoo! 👏18 new broadband grants have been awarded, paving the way for more high-speed broadband internet. Learn more⬇
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#broadband
#sdopenforbusiness
#grants
Today is State Employee Recognition Day!👏"The entire team at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development has worked tirelessly over the last 15 months and I’m incredibly grateful for each and every one of them."-Commissioner Steve Westra. Read more:
Freedom Works Here is just getting started, and individuals from across the country are racing to come to South Dakota!
Partnering with Live Fast Motorsports provides a unique opportunity to share our state's way of life with NASCAR in the Bristol and Richmond races.…
Deputy Commissioner Jesse Fonkert kicked off the
@ASIS_Intl
GSX Conference in Dallas, Texas.
With 3,500 highly skilled cybersecurity professionals and an innovative cybersecurity program through
@DakotaState
, South Dakota is home to thriving businesses in technology.
Another great cybersecurity conference with Stacy Kooistra and Brent Van Aartsen of
@DakotaState
!
@InfoSec_World
provided the opportunity for South Dakota to continue sharing that in our state, Freedom (and cyber) Works Here.
South Dakota has the most business-friendly environment in the nation! Families are growing, and businesses like Gameday Social and
@ColeTACgear
are embracing our Freedoms and thriving.
Start your business in South Dakota today:
“The next step is to get these folks plugged into our workforce and our communities here in South Dakota,” said Chris Schilken, the Commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “We need businesses to work with us so that we can make sure all of our open jobs are…
South Dakota is well represented at the 2022 SHOT Show. It was a pleasure to meet with the South Dakota companies who are there to showcase their products.
#SHOTShow
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jesse Fonkert as its new deputy commissioner. Fonkert will begin his duties September 1.
Fonkert, of Hartford, has spent the majority of his professional career in the field of economic…
Furniture Mart USA is expanding! The company’s groundbreaking was held this morning. The company will be adding 300,000 square feet to its distribution center.
#sdopenforbusiness
#sdgoed
Our state is continuing to succeed thanks to economic development, and we’re not slowing down anytime soon.
Congratulations to the state of South Dakota and
@GovKristiNoem
on receiving the Site Selection Magazine’s 2023 Governor’s Cup!
Learn more:
We are so proud to announce our Small and Large Communities of the Year, and our Excellence in Economic Development Award winner today at our GOED Conference! Congratulations to
@Elevate_RC
,
@NorthSiouxCity
, and Mutch Usera.
#SDOpenforBusiness
United Van Lines released their 2019 National Movers Study and South Dakota has the 8th highest share of people moving into the state.
To find out more, check out our link:
What a great day in our office! Congratulations and THANK YOU to our Director of PR & Marketing, Mary Lehecka Nelson, for 30 years of service at GOED!
@govkristinoem
Today was a historic day in SD as Governor Kristi Noem signed legislation creating a public-private partnership that will open doors for continued growth in the cyber security field. This partnership will allow Dakota State University to expand educational opportunities.
It's National Milk Day! Did you know South Dakota produced 3.12 billion pounds of milk in 2020? Milk production has grown significantly here over the past decade and 2020 was the first year we crossed the 3-billion-pound-threshold.
#milk
#nationalmilkday
Congratulations
@groupmanitou
Manitou/Gehl of Madison, SD on your expansion and ribbon cutting! Thank you for choosing to continue investing in South Dakota, Madison, and the great people of this state.
#SouthDakota
#economicdevelopment
#sdgoed
GOED hosted a Deep Dive event in Rapid City this week. From staff speakers to a panel of practitioners, this two day event allowed attendees to hear more about the importance of financing and economic development.
#economicdevelopment
Aberdeen and Brandon, South Dakota have been named among America's 50 Best Cities to Live by 24/7 Wall Street.
For more information, check out this article:
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GREAT NEWS from today's headlines!
SD has been ranked the Most Business Friendly state in the nation for 2021, according to
@CNBC
. That jumps to
#1
, up from
#2
in 2019. With over 34K businesses in the state, it's no wonder they are proud to be in SD!
#sdopenforbusiness
#sdgoed
From talks regarding talent retention to a workforce guide for the Z Generation, a huge shout out to
@DevelopSF
for all they did during this year’s WIN Summit 🙌! A big thank you to speakers
@paultenhaken
and retired Vikings linebacker 🏈
@chadgreenway52
! What a great experience!
Gov. Daugaard was recently honored with the BIO Lifetime Champion Award.
"Thanks to the leadership of Governor Daugaard, South Dakota has steadily grown and diversified its biotechnology industry," said Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of BIO.
Special thanks to Governor Kristi Noem, state agencies, and all of the economic development professionals that were able to take part in this week's Meet the State event.
The goal was for new economic developers to become acquainted with GOED, state agencies, and other partners.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is pleased to announce the promotion of Adam Molseed to Business Development Director.
Molseed has been a state employee for the past 16 years. He has spent the past nearly six years as a public relations representative,…
Congratulations to
@B9Creations
on their 10-year anniversary. The Rapid City company provides affordable, high-resolution 3D printers to over 66 countries globally.
South Dakota currently has nearly 90,000 small businesses, employing over 210,000 (58.5%) of the workforce. That number grew 25.1% from 1994 to 2018, outpacing the national small business employment growth of 20.1%.
#sdgoed
#freedomworkshere
#shopsmall
#smallbusinesssaturday
The Garfield Dairy in Hamlin were such great hosts yesterday. Here are the super cool stats: they milk 9,500 🐮🐮🐮at their brand new facility, employ 45 people, source all their feed locally and their barn is 23 total acres. WOW!
#dairyfarm
#sdopenforbusiness
🥛❤🧀
The value of $100 dollars is more than 13% higher in South Dakota, cashing in at $113.38 (the 6th best in the nation). This means your money stretches further in South Dakota and enables you to live just a little bit richer than 88% of the nation.
Community Development Director, Joe Fiala, attended the 20th anniversary of the South Dakota value added agricultural development center last week!
They have been instrumental to the value added agricultural community, so it was fun to celebrate this success!
On National Milk Day, it's hard not to recognize the 3.6 billion pounds of milk South Dakota recently produced in just one year's time.
That's a 42% increase over the last five years!
#SDGOED
#YearInReview
#NationalMilkDay
Mike Waldner addressed attendees of the annual South Dakota Telecommunications Association PUC education forum. Waldner spoke on
@GovKristiNoem
's ConnectSD initiative that had created $270 million of investments in broadband and connected 31,000 locations.
Learn more about…
Congratulations to the community of Wall and the Wall Industrial Park on being named a Certified Site in the category of Light Industrial. With interest both from local businesses and outside entities, Wall is working to promote itself and what South Dakota has to offer
Prepared to invest over $500 million in Davison County and throughout the state, High Plains Processing continues to grow in South Dakota with the South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC organization.
Learn more:
#freedomworkshere
#southdakota
…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced today that USDA is investing $3.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in South Dakota.
To learn more, visit:
Hanging with the big "shots" at TS Customs Rifles in
@MillerSoDak
this week! TS Customs is a custom firearm manufacturer and is very well-known in the industry. Thanks to the On Hand Development Corp. for helping make this visit happen.
#SDOpenforBusiness
#customfirearms
Manufacturing jobs in South Dakota are in demand and on the rise. As we celebrate Manufacturing Week, here is a look at just a few manufacturers in the state and what they are creating. Find out more about manufacturing and what the
@SDGOED
is doing at
Yesterday,
@VQCheese
in Milbank, SD broke ground on their $195 million expansion. Expected to be completed in 2025, their annual cheese production capacity will expand by 125 million pounds and create additional dairy milk processing capacity of 3 million pounds.
We were so excited to attend the groundbreaking for Property Meld, a growing software company in Rapid City, SD. Thanks for choosing South Dakota to expand your business--we're so glad you're here!
#sdopenforbusiness
#sdexpansion
#SoftwareDeveloper
Meeting day at GOED. We had the opportunity to meet with the Small Business Administration Representatives, the South Dakota Housing Development Authority, and the Small Business Development Center to hear more about what is going on in all of their programs.
South Dakota GOED took part in the South Dakota Governor's Conference on Tourism this week. Staff enjoyed being able to engage with businesses devoted to South Dakota’s visitor industry.
#SDTourism
From parks and recreation to a strong education system, and top-notch healthcare, Madison's sign encourages everyone coming into town to, “Discover the Unexpected.”
See the full story about the community and about
@MadisonSDWorks
here:
Congratulations to Aesir Technologies, Inc. for joining the elite group of companies that are making South Dakota a new powerhouse in the tech/gig economy. Welcome to our great state. 🎈🎈🎈 We’re glad you’re here!
#sdopenforbusiness
#sdgoed
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) was in Watertown earlier this week for the East River Deep Dive.
During the event, 45 economic development professionals from across the state were able to learn about planning and landing a business deal.
Stress slows us down, in life, and in business. But not in SD! We are ranked 4th as the Hardest Working State. And, we were just named as the top most relaxed state in the nation!
Let us show you how to live and enjoy life and help your business flourish.
We were open for business then, and we’re still open for business now. Let’s get that date saved: GOED’s Spring Conference will be held April 28 🗓 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Register here:
GOED attended the South Dakota Manufacturing Summit at
@LakeAreaTech
in Watertown to celebrate one of the state's biggest industries. A day to network and share ideas, the summit focused on leadership, workforce, technology, and more.
@SoDakMTS
#southdakota
#economicdevelopment
Congratulations to the city of Crooks on the groundbreaking of their new 35 acre industrial park.
This multi-million dollar project already has 10 of 17 lots sold.